MY MOTHER GAVE A WATCH TO ME. A. MY MOTHER WAS GIVEN A WATCH BY ME...

35. My mother gave a watch to me.

A. My mother was given a watch by me.

B. A watch was given to me by

my mother.

C. A watch was given my mother by me.

D. A watch was given to my

mother by me.

C. READING

I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

BOOKS

Nearly all the discoveries that have been (36)...through the ages can be found in

books. The invention of the book is one of humankind's (37)... achievements, the importance

of (38)...cannot be overestimated. Books are very adaptable, (39) ... us with both

entertainment and information. The production of books (40)... in Ancient Egypt, though not

in a form that is (41)... to us today. The books read by the Romans, (42) ..., have some

similarities to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15

^th

century, in Europe, all books

were written (43)...isry were oiren Beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With

printing (44)...the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, (45)

...knowledge more widespread and, accessible.